EDU 119 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A clear purpose for assessing children is ____. - Answer- to identify children with
special needs
According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, the one most directly related to
this chapter is ____. - Answer- bodily/kinesthetic intelligence
What are the social expectations of infancy? - Answer- visual contact and
responsiveness
Which is not a predictor of early reading success? - Answer- English language skill and
good health
T/F Good teachers recognize and accommodate individual differences in learning
styles. - Answer- True
T/F Good teachers devote their lives to their classrooms and their school setting. -
Answer- False
T/F More than 80% of child abuse victims are abused by someone outside the family. -
Answer- False
Which of the following indicates a multicultural curriculum? - Answer- It focuses on
concepts, generalizations, and theories.
T/F Developing themes just around art and music is enough to promote creativity. -
Answer- False
T/F Fewer than half of the children under the age of 5 are being brought up in two-
parent, middle-class, English-speaking, stay-at-home households. - Answer- True
Sigmund Freud - Answer- characterized stages of psychosexual development
T/F Early childhood programs reflect the needs of society. - Answer- True
Evaluations should occur _____. - Answer- Annually
, T/F Bilingualism can be supported by having children use their home language and also
by creating the conditions for them to acquire English. - Answer- True
A major focus of observations is _____. - Answer- the whole child in all domains
Ways teacher can help children accept change are _____. - Answer- All of these
answers.
When learning another language _____. - Answer- the acquisition of languages may
mean a "mixing" of the two
Being intrigued by whispering would place a child at which age level - Answer- 3 years
In physical/motor development, the toddler can best be described as one who - Answer-
walks with feet wide apart, arms out, head forward
(T/F) The beginning of nursery schools goes back to England - Answer- True
(T/F) Teachers have the sole responsibility for requesting family conferences - Answer-
False
Howard Gardner is a professor of human development who has developed - Answer- a
theory of multiple intelligences
(T/F) Indirect suggestions do not usually work with young children - Answer- False
A negative reinforcer - Answer- is removal of an unpleasant stimulus as a result of a
behavior
(T/F) There is a relationship between developmental stages and a cchild's growing
awareness of his or her cultural identity - Answer- True
The anti-bias movement - Answer- fosters a healthy respect for diversity
(T/F) Portfolio assessments should not include a photo of a child - Answer- False
Two major components of quality programs for young children are - Answer- group size
and number of teachers
The reading process - Answer- does not occur in children with hearing disorders
Choose which word best describes a kind of intelligence in Gardner's theory - Answer-
Spatial
(T/F) Learning styles are similar among three-year-olds - Answer- False
ANSWERS
A clear purpose for assessing children is ____. - Answer- to identify children with
special needs
According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, the one most directly related to
this chapter is ____. - Answer- bodily/kinesthetic intelligence
What are the social expectations of infancy? - Answer- visual contact and
responsiveness
Which is not a predictor of early reading success? - Answer- English language skill and
good health
T/F Good teachers recognize and accommodate individual differences in learning
styles. - Answer- True
T/F Good teachers devote their lives to their classrooms and their school setting. -
Answer- False
T/F More than 80% of child abuse victims are abused by someone outside the family. -
Answer- False
Which of the following indicates a multicultural curriculum? - Answer- It focuses on
concepts, generalizations, and theories.
T/F Developing themes just around art and music is enough to promote creativity. -
Answer- False
T/F Fewer than half of the children under the age of 5 are being brought up in two-
parent, middle-class, English-speaking, stay-at-home households. - Answer- True
Sigmund Freud - Answer- characterized stages of psychosexual development
T/F Early childhood programs reflect the needs of society. - Answer- True
Evaluations should occur _____. - Answer- Annually
, T/F Bilingualism can be supported by having children use their home language and also
by creating the conditions for them to acquire English. - Answer- True
A major focus of observations is _____. - Answer- the whole child in all domains
Ways teacher can help children accept change are _____. - Answer- All of these
answers.
When learning another language _____. - Answer- the acquisition of languages may
mean a "mixing" of the two
Being intrigued by whispering would place a child at which age level - Answer- 3 years
In physical/motor development, the toddler can best be described as one who - Answer-
walks with feet wide apart, arms out, head forward
(T/F) The beginning of nursery schools goes back to England - Answer- True
(T/F) Teachers have the sole responsibility for requesting family conferences - Answer-
False
Howard Gardner is a professor of human development who has developed - Answer- a
theory of multiple intelligences
(T/F) Indirect suggestions do not usually work with young children - Answer- False
A negative reinforcer - Answer- is removal of an unpleasant stimulus as a result of a
behavior
(T/F) There is a relationship between developmental stages and a cchild's growing
awareness of his or her cultural identity - Answer- True
The anti-bias movement - Answer- fosters a healthy respect for diversity
(T/F) Portfolio assessments should not include a photo of a child - Answer- False
Two major components of quality programs for young children are - Answer- group size
and number of teachers
The reading process - Answer- does not occur in children with hearing disorders
Choose which word best describes a kind of intelligence in Gardner's theory - Answer-
Spatial
(T/F) Learning styles are similar among three-year-olds - Answer- False
